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Fast food and sandwich shops in Union Parish, LA
How Union Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,371 of 2,222 scored counties
#18 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On food away from home · $2,912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,561
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Union Parish. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Union Parish spend about $24.8M a year on food away from home, or $2,912 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Union Parish classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,064 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $636K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Union Parish.
Population estimates put the population change in Union Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Union Parish scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,371 of 2,222 scored counties and #18 of 51 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Union Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Union Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,064 | 480 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,912 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,885 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 13 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $636K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Union Parish, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Union Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,561−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,508
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $42,885−2.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,327
- Median home value
- $112,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,997
- Daytime population
- 17,220Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Union Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Feliciana Parish, LA | 73 | 5 | 7.8 | $4.8M | −2.8% | #273 of 2,222 |
| 2De Soto Parish, LA | 66 | 9 | 8.6 | $3.7M | +2.0% | #511 of 2,222 |
| 3Evangeline Parish, LA | 62 | 7 | 5.6 | $5.2M | −1.0% | #637 of 2,222 |
| 4St. Charles Parish, LA | 62 | 20 | 10.7 | $3.7M | −3.7% | #644 of 2,222 |
| 5Livingston Parish, LA | 62 | 70 | 13.1 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #665 of 2,222 |
| 6St. Tammany Parish, LA | 61 | 141 | 13.4 | $3M | +5.3% | #710 of 2,222 |
| 7Beauregard Parish, LA | 59 | 15 | 10.9 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #786 of 2,222 |
| 8St. James Parish, LA | 58 | 8 | 10.6 | $3.5M | −5.9% | #811 of 2,222 |
| 9Sabine Parish, LA | 57 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.4M | −1.2% | #851 of 2,222 |
| 10Iberville Parish, LA | 56 | 10 | 8.9 | $3.8M | −1.6% | #886 of 2,222 |
| 18Union Parish, LA | 44 | 9 | 10.6 | $2.8M | −2.5% | #1,371 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Union Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Union Parish, LA?
There are 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Union Parish as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in Union Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $24.8M a year, or $2,912 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,508 households in Union Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Union Parish has 10.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Union Parish would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,064 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Union Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Union Parish at 20,561 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,508 households. The median household income in Union Parish is $42,885 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 2.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Union Parish scores 44 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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